Project scope defines the size and parameters of a project, including its objectives, timeline, and resource obligations. It is crucial to establish a clear scope at the project's outset to avoid scope creep, where additional tasks gradually compromise the original project schedule and budget. Balancing scope complexity and deliverables is essential for successful project management.

1. ALL ABOUT PROJECT
SCOPE
Simply put, scope is
the size of the
project. But there’s
more to it than
that!

2. What is Project Scope?
• Simply put, project scope is the size of the project.
• Project scope includes one or more of the following considerations:
• How much is to be achieved in the project?
• What is the length of the project window, i.e., when does the
project start and when must it finish?
• What is the obligation of resources (money, people, equipment,
supplies, etc.)?
Adjusting Scope
• If you squeeze a project’s scope, you might end up spinning off
additional subprojects.
• If you make a project’s scope too broad, you add complexity and will
have to manage many disparate elements simultaneously.

3. Establishing Project
Scope
• The scope must be clearly defined and agreed upon when a new
project is established.
• Scope defines the assumptions for making all the cost, schedule and
resource projections in your project planning.
• Scope established for a project puts boundaries on the planning
process and deliverables.
• In defining scope, the specific outcomes or deliverables of the project
should be delineated along with those activities and deliverables
outside the scope of the project.
Scope Creep
• When you add work to a project, little by little, insidiously, until
the original schedule and cost estimates are completely blown
and meaningless, you’ve attained scope creep.
• Make sure that any scope creep in either the statement of work
or project plan is agreed to in writing, along with the resulting

4. Complexity vs. Scope
• As scope width increases, the project has fewer tasks.
• As scope width decreases, more projects may spin off.
• In the diagram on the following page, where the lines meet
is the ideal point where a balance of complexity versus
simplicity is achieved.
Target for the Project COMPLEXITY
SCOPE

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